rowing

noun

row·​ing ˈrō-iŋ 

1

: the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows

2

: the sport of racing in shells

Examples of rowing in a Sentence

She was on the rowing team.

Recent Examples on the Web

The couple was convicted of wire and mail fraud for paying $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits, despite not participating in the sport. —Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

The Head of the Charles is now the largest 3-day rowing event in the world, according to organizers and features athletes from around the Unites States and the world competing in 74 race events. —Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Sports fans, meanwhile, should note that Long Beach will serve as a venue for events like beach volleyball and rowing during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025

One thing that makes X-Men '97 work so well is that everybody's rowing in exactly the same direction. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rowing

• rowing boat
• rowing machine

Rhymes for rowing

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• going
• growing
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• sewing

Kids Definition

rowing

noun

row·​ing ˈrō-iŋ 

: the sport of racing long narrow boats rowed by oars